(...) Nigerian former trafficking victim Victoria told her story in this series’ first installment.
When asked if, when she see ordinary men, she thinks to herself that
this person could be using women like herself, she is unhesitating in
her response.

Yes. Even in Sweden, when I was on the street … The policemen go
there, and they sleep with the girls. Sometimes they don’t want to pay,
and if you ask them for money, they will show their badge, saying that
prostitution is a crime in Sweden and that they can arrest you.
(Authors’ note: selling sex is actually not illegal in Sweden; it’s the sex buyers who are committing a crime.)
It’s a sad and historic truth that the words of ”women of ill-repute”
weigh lightly against the words of men with power. Therefore, it is
strong evidence in favour of Victoria’s allegations of police corruption
that one of the most senior figures in the anti-trafficking sphere now
confirms:

"The girls [in Sweden] say it independently of each other. We can also
tell that they are telling the truth by their fearful reactions when we
say that we should press charges against the policemen. But we have
stopped trying to press charges. The girls are all too afraid. (...)